Strong's Concordance
Original word: אָחַר
Transliteration: achar
Definition (short): delay
Definition (full): to loiter, to procrastinate
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to remain behind, tarry
NASB Translation: delay (11), delayed (1), late (2), linger (1), stay up late (1), stayed (1), tarry (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; to loiter (i.e. Be behind); by implication to procrastinate -- continue, defer, delay, hinder, be late (slack), stay (there), tarry (longer).
References
KJV:
And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.
NASB:
He said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has prospered my way. Send me away that I may go to my master."
KJV:
And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
NASB:
He also commanded them saying, "Thus you shall say to my lord Esau: 'Thus says your servant Jacob, "I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed until now;
KJV:
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
NASB:
The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father.